barb wire, bob wire vs barbed wire :

Definitions

  • n  strong wire with barbs at regular intervals used to prevent passage
News & Articles

  • Animal advocate: Barbed wire bad for animals
    State officials say barbed-wire fencing along the 18-Mile Stretch connecting Key Largo to Florida City is essential to protect wildlife, but one of South Florida's most prominent animal advocates bristles at the idea. "My common sense is telling me that barbed wire is too little, too late by the time the animal gets on the fence," said Ron Magill, communications director for Zoo Miami. "Once the ...
    June 15, 2013 - Florida Keys Keynoter
  • NW Indiana woman upset DNR euthanized fawn
    A northwest Indiana woman who rescued a deer fawn that got entangled in barbed wire and brought it to an animal hospital is upset the state Department of Natural Resources ordered it be euthanized.
    June 15, 2013 - WTHR Indianapolis
  • 360 Utah inmates receive high school diploma for 2013
    The students that graduated Wednesday in Draper are what you'd call non-traditional — and "future" is something that isn't a given. The class of 2013 at the Utah State Prison paraded beneath barbed wire under the watch of a SWAT team.
    June 14, 2013 - KSL Salt Lake City